12C Database reports KFOD Error During Oracle Exadata Database Machine Discovery : "DiscoveryWarning: kfod returns status 126"

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Update Date:	2015-01-08
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Solution 1956669.1 : 12C Database reports KFOD Error During Oracle Exadata Database Machine Discovery : "DiscoveryWarning: kfod returns status 126"

Applies to:

Exadata Database Machine X2-2 Full Rack - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Platinum Services - Version N/A to N/A
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Following error is reported during Oracle Exadata Database Machine Discovery on 12C database.

<Machine1> : KFOD Error>DiscoveryWarning: kfod returns status 126. Please check the OSSCONF environment variable and make sure that cellinit.ora and cellip.ora are readable by the EM agent.

Cell Discovery issue

Cause

This is a known bug in the kfod wrapper script: Unpublished BUG 19682778 - 121021GIPSU: KFOD FILE IN RAC HOME NOT CORRECT AFTER APPLYING GIPSU

Solution

Workaround:

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- Change the first line in the kfod wrapper script "$OHOME/bin/kfod.bin"

       OHOME=%ORACLE_HOME%

   to

   OHOME=<DB_Home>      Eg. OHOME=/gmioracle/ora_base/product/12.1.0.2

References

<BUG:19682775> - 121021GIPSU: KFOD FILE IN RAC HOME NOT CORRECT AFTER APPLYING GIPSU
<BUG:19682778> - 121021GIPSU: KFOD FILE IN RAC HOME NOT CORRECT AFTER APPLYING GIPSU

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